# Jude the Obscure — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy.

- [Jude the Obscure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/jude-the-obscure.md): The novel opens with the young Jude Fawley leaving the village of Marygreen, guided by his schoolmaster Phillotson, who is departing for Christminster. Jude is an orphan living with his great-aunt Drusilla, and he dreams
- [Part I: At Marygreen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/part-i-at-marygreen.md): Jude Fawley, a young orphan living with his great-aunt Drusilla in the village of Marygreen, is deeply influenced by his schoolmaster Richard Phillotson, who leaves for Christminster with dreams of university education. 
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/i.md): The schoolmaster Mr. Phillotson leaves the village of Marygreen, and young Jude Fawley helps him pack. Phillotson explains his dream of attending university in Christminster and becoming a graduate and ordained minister.
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/ii.md): Jude Fawley, a young boy living with his great-aunt Drusilla, is dismissed from his job scaring birds for Farmer Troutham after allowing the rooks to eat some corn. He reflects on his harsh punishment and his growing awa
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/iii.md): Jude's fascination with Christminster deepens as he learns about the city from a carter and later sees its distant glow. He prays for the mist to clear and is rewarded with a view of the city's lights, which he romantici

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- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/v.md)
- [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [The Pig-Killing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [Part II: At Christminster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/part-ii-at-christminster.md)
- [Jude's Arrival in Christminster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [Part III: At Melchester](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/part-iii-at-melchester.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Jude's Spiritual and Emotional Turmoil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/x.md)
- [Part IV: At Shaston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/part-iv-at-shaston.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [Part V: At Aldbrickham and Elsewhere](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/part-v-at-aldbrickham-and-elsewhere.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [Part VI: At Christminster Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/part-vi-at-christminster-again.md)
- [At Christminster Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Jude's Decline and Arabella's Schemes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/xi.md)

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